1931 Southern Conference football season

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The 1931 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1931 college football season. The season began on September 19.

LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 19, 1931
through January 1, 1933
Teams23
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1931 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 19, 1931
through January 1, 1933
Teams23
Regular Season
Season championsTulane
Football seasons
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1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tulane $8–0–011–1–0
No. 3 Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
Alabama7–1–09–1–0
No. 6 Georgia6–1–08–2–0
Maryland4–1–18–1–1
Kentucky4–2–25–2–2
LSU3–2–05–4–0
South Carolina3–3–15–4–1
Duke3–3–15–3–2
Auburn3–3–05–3–0
Sewanee3–3–06–3–1
Vanderbilt3–4–05–4–0
North Carolina2–3–34–3–3
Washington and Lee2–3–04–5–1
Florida2–4–22–6–2
Georgia Tech2–4–12–7–1
VMI2–4–03–6–1
NC State2–4–03–6–0
VPI1–4–13–4–2
Clemson1–4–01–6–2
Ole Miss1–5–02–6–1
Virginia0–5–12–6–1
Mississippi A&M0–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Tulane Green Wave lost to the PCC champion USC Trojans 21–12. The Georgia Bulldogs suffered their only two losses to Tulane and USC.

It was Wallace Wade's first year as Duke head coach.

Regular season

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Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup
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SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 19Western Kentucky State TeachersOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 13–6[1]
September 19Jacksonville StateSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 18–0[2]
September 19RoanokeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 18–0[3]
September 19Hampden–SydneyVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 6–0[4]
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Week Two

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 25Birmingham–SouthernAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaW 24–6[5]
September 26Howard (AL)AlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 42–65,000[6]
September 25PresbyterianClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaT 0–0[7]
September 26LSUTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 3–0[8]
September 26Washington CollegeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 13–0[9]
September 26Mississippi A&MMillsapsAlumni Field • Jackson, MississippiW 10–7[10]
September 26Wake ForestNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 37–010,000[11]
September 26DavidsonNC StateWorld War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, North CarolinaW 18–77,000[12]
September 26Tennessee TechSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 24–7[13]
September 26DukeSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 7–0[14]
September 26Maryville (TN)TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 33–0[15]
September 26Ole MissTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 31–012,000[16]
September 26Western Kentucky State TeachersVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 52–0[17]
September 26Randolph–MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 7–7[18]
September 26RichmondVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 7–0[19]
September 26King (TN)VPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 33–0[20]
September 26Hampden–SydneyWashington & LeeStadium Field • Lynchburg, VirginiaW 32–0[21]
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Week Three

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 3Ole MissAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 55–6[22]
October 3ClemsonTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 44–0[23]
October 3VMIDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaDUKE 13–0[24]
October 3FloridaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaFLA 34–0[25]
October 3VPIGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 40–0[26]
October 3South CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 25–13[27]
October 3Maryville (TN)KentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyW 19–0[28]
October 3Spring HillLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 35–0[29]
October 3VirginiaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 7–6[30]
October 3Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiL 6–2[31]
October 3SewaneeSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, TennesseeT 0–0[32]
October 3Texas A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 7–0[33]
October 3North CarolinaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 13–67,000[34]
October 3DavidsonWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 7–0[35]
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Week Four

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 10AlabamaMississippi A&MGreer Memorial Field • Meridian, MississippiALA 53–0[36]
October 10WisconsinAuburnCamp Randall Stadium • Madison, WIT 7–7[37]
October 10ClemsonNC StateCentral High School Stadium • Charlotte, North CarolinaCLEM 6–0[38]
October 10VillanovaDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 18–0[39]
October 10North CarolinaFloridaFlorida Field • Gainesville, FLT 0–08,000[40]
October 10GeorgiaYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutW 26–770,000[41]
October 10Carnegie TechGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaL 13–0[42]
October 10South CarolinaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 19–12[43]
October 10NavyMarylandGriffith Stadium • Washington, D. C.W 6–016,000[44]
October 10Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 38–0[45]
October 10Spring HillTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 40–0[46]
October 10VanderbiltOhio StateOhio Stadium • Columbus, OhioW 26–2124,920[47]
October 10SewaneeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSEW 3–0[48]
October 10The CitadelVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaT 13–13[49]
October 10DavidsonVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 18–6[50]
October 10Washington & LeeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyUK 45–06,500[51]
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Week Five

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 16ClemsonThe CitadelFlorence Memorial Stadium • Florence, South CarolinaL 6–0[52]
October 16Wake ForestNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 6–0[53]
October 17AlabamaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 25–023,000[54]
October 17AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaAUB 13–017,000[55]
October 17DavidsonDukeRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaT 0–05,000[56]
October 17FloridaSyracuseArchbold Stadium • Syracuse, New YorkL 33–1214,000[57]
October 17GeorgiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUGA 32–718,000[58]
October 17Mississippi A&MLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 31–0[59]
October 17KentuckyMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandT 6–6> 10,000[60]
October 17SewaneeChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 6–0[61]
October 17TulaneVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeTUL 19–0[62]
October 17VMIVirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VirginiaVMI 18–3[63]
October 17William & MaryVPICity Stadium • Richmond, VirginiaT 6–6[64]
October 17Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaL 19–012,000[65]
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Week Six

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 22ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–0[66]
October 22Wake ForestDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 28–0[67]
October 24SewaneeAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 33–05,000[68]
October 24AuburnFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 13–1215,000[69]
October 24VanderbiltGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 9–0[70]
October 24Georgia TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 33–017,000[71]
October 24VPIKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyUK 20–66,000[72]
October 24ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LouisianaW 13–69,000[73]
October 24MarylandVMICity Stadium • Richmond, VirginiaMD 41–20[74]
October 24Ole MissSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, TennesseeT 20–20[75]
October 24TennesseeNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaTENN 7–012,000[76]
October 24VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L18–0[77]
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Week Seven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 29South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 26–7[78]
October 30Ole MissMarquetteMarquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WisconsinL 13–6[79]
October 31KentuckyAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 9–710,000[80]
October 31Spring HillAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 27–7[81]
October 31DukeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 25–212,000[82]
October 31GeorgiaFloridaFlorida Field • Gainesville, FloridaUGA 33–020,000[83]
October 31MarylandVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaMD 20–0[84]
October 31North CarolinaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 18–1512,000[85]
October 31Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 59–74,000[86]
October 31VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaVAN 49–710,000[87]
October 31VMIDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaL 7–0[88]
October 31Washington & LeeWilliam & MaryBain Field • Norfolk, VirginiaT 0–0[89]
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Week Eight

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 6VPIWashington & LeeMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaW&L 6–0[90]
November 7FloridaAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 41–07,000[91]
November 7TulaneAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaTUL 27–0[92]
November 7ClemsonVMIBain Field • Norfolk, VirginiaVMI 7–6[93]
November 7GeorgiaNYUYankee Stadium • Bronx, New YorkW 7–665,000[94]
November 7DukeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyDUKE 7–012,000[95]
November 7LSUArmyMichie Stadium • West Point, NYL 20–015,000[96]
November 7SewaneeOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiSEW 7–0[97]
November 7NC StateMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiNCST 6–0[98]
November 7North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaT 19–19[99]
November 7FurmanSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 27–0[100]
November 7Carson–NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 31–0[101]
November 7MarylandVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 39–12[102]
November 7VirginiaColumbiaBaker Field • New York City, New YorkL 27–0[103]
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Week Nine

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 14ClemsonAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 74–7[104]
November 14SewaneeAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 12–0[105]
November 14South CarolinaFloridaPlant Field • Tampa, FloridaT 6–6[106]
November 14Georgia TechPennFranklin Field • Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaL 13–12[107]
November 14KentuckyVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaUK 20–12[108]
November 14LSUOle MissMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, MississippiLSU 26–3[109]
November 14Southwestern (TN)Mississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 14–0[110]
November 14DavidsonNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 20–07,000[111]
November 14NC StateDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaNCST 14–05,000[112]
November 14TulaneGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaTUL 20–735,000[113]
November 14VanderbiltTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 21–725,000[114]
November 14VirginiaVPIScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 0–0[115]
November 14Washington & LeePrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyL 6–013,000[116]
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Week Ten

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 21AuburnGeorgiaMemorial Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 12–6[117]
November 21FloridaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 23–010,000[118]
November 21North CarolinaDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaT 0–022,000[119]
November 21Washington & LeeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 13–7[120]
November 21NC StateSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–0[121]
November 21SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 40–08,000[122]
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Week Eleven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 26AlabamaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeALA 14–6[123]
November 26South CarolinaAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaAUB 13–6[124]
November 26ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaT 0–0[125]
November 26FloridaUCLALos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 13–020,000[126]
November 26MarylandJohns HopkinsMunicipal Stadium • Baltimore, MarylandW 35–1410,000[127]
November 26Mississippi A&MOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 25–14[128]
November 26TennesseeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyT 6–618,000[129]
November 26VirginiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 13–6[130]
November 26VMIVPIMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaVPI 13–6[131]
November 28DukeWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaDUKE 6–04,000[132]
November 28Georgia TechGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 35–6[133]
November 28LSUTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 34–730,000[134]
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Week Twelve

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 5AlabamaChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 39–03,000[135]
December 5CentreSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaL 9–7[136]
December 5KentuckyFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaUK 7–2[137]
December 5MarylandWestern MarylandMunicipal Stadium • Baltimore, MarylandW 41–612,000[138]
December 5Washington StateTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 28–1420,000[139]
December 5TennesseeNYUYankee Stadium • Bronx, New YorkW 13–040,684[140]
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Week Thirteen

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December 12GeorgiaUSCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 60–075,000[141]
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Week Fifteen

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 26CaliforniaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaL 19–6[142]
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Bowl games

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DateBowl GameSiteSIAA TeamOpponentScore
January 1, 1932Rose BowlRose Bowl • Pasadena, CaliforniaTulaneUSCUSC 21–12
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1931 College Football All-America Team

All-Southern team

Main article: 1931 College Football All-Southern Team

The following is the composite All-Southern team of coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press.[143]

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Position Name First-team selectors Team
QB Austin Downes AP, CP Georgia
HB Gene McEver AP, CP Tennessee
HB Don Zimmerman AP, CP Tulane
FB Johnny Cain AP Alabama
E Jerry Dalrymple AP, CP Tulane
T Tex Leyendecker AP, CP Vanderbilt
G Herman Hickman AP, CP Tennessee
C Pete Gracey AP, CP Vanderbilt
G John Scafide AP Tulane
T Ray Saunders AP, CP Tennessee
E Vernon "Catfish" Smith AP, CP Georgia
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